A fire raging at Australia's Geelong oil refinery since last night has been extinguished.

The blaze broke out at the motor gasoline unit, and is expected to affect petrol production.

The site produces 10 percent of the country's fuel - one of only two refineries in Australia.

Australian correspondent Murray Olds says investigations will be taking place into the incident - and the damage is 'extensive'.

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A fire raging at Australia's Geelong oil refinery since last night has been extinguished.
The blaze broke out at the motor gasoline unit, and is expected to affect petrol production.
The site produces 10 percent of the country's fuel - one of only two refineries in Australia.
Australian correspondent Murray Olds says investigations will be taking place into the incident - and the damage is 'extensive'.
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on the investigations into the Geelong oil refinery fire

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Having tough conversations is a difficult art, but one expert's devised a solution.

American philosopher Peter Boghossian has been quietly touring New Zealand schools and universities teaching young people how to have healthy debate.

He says it's important to consider all perspectives and figure out what people believe before we leap to conflict.

"The most important thing is that you have to listen, you have to repeat back to the person, you have to understand what they believe and why they believe it, and only then can you have any kind of meaningful criticism." 

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Having tough conversations is a difficult art, but one expert's devised a solution.
American philosopher Peter Boghossian has been quietly touring New Zealand schools and universities teaching young people how to have healthy debate.
He says it's important to consider all perspectives and figure out what people believe before we leap to conflict.
"The most important thing is that you have to listen, you have to repeat back to the person, you have to understand what they believe and why they believe it, and only then can you have any kind of meaningful criticism."&nbsp;
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Peter Boghossian: philosopher and college professor reveals how to have tough conversations

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We can be a bunch of moaners in this country, can’t we?

Now, from my point of view, that announcement yesterday - which we talked about on the show - that pharmacists may soon be able to hand out a range of publicly funded medicines without patients having to go to a GP first, is a no-brainer.

It’s wonderful because we’re talking about low-level medications: Pamol, maybe some eye drops, for fairly common and uncomplicated illnesses like conjunctivitis or head lice.

And this isn’t anything new for pharmacists. They’re already looking at conjunctivitis and going, “Oh yeah, mate, that’s conjunctivitis - you need the eye drops.” They’re already dispensing the medications.

The only difference is that, if this proposal goes through, they’ll be able to hand out those medicines at the same subsidised price you’d pay if you’d gone to the GP first. You won’t have to buy it over the counter at full price.

And the good news - why this really is a no-brainer - is that it takes pressure off GPs, or the EDs, that poorer people often have to go to first if they want medication for cheap or for free.

And secondly, it saves time for patients. They don’t have to go through all the faff of booking and attending a doctor’s appointment first.

So who would moan about this?

Let me tell you who: GenPro. GenPro’s moaned about it - the GP advocacy group. They’re warning that this runs the risk of misdiagnosis because maybe a pharmacist might look at conjunctivitis and say, “Oh look, it’s a pus-y eye, here are some eye drops,” without realising it’s actually caused by an ear infection.

But please remember: these are pharmacists who are already making these calls. The only difference here is what you pay for the medication. So any misdiagnosis they’re worried about may already be happening.

So why are they really moaning about this?

I’ll tell you why. GenPro knows this will take pressure off GPs - and that undermines what they actually want. They want GPs to stay under pressure so they can complain about GPs being under pressure, so they can argue for more money for overworked doctors.

Frankly, they should just be honest about that. They may well have a decent argument to make - I suspect they do - but they won’t convince many people with a straw-man argument.

Right now, they just sound like a pack of moaners dumping on a really good idea.

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We can be a bunch of moaners in this country, can’t we?
Now, from my point of view, that announcement yesterday - which we talked about on the show - that pharmacists may soon be able to hand out a range of publicly funded medicines without patients having to go to a GP first, is a no-brainer.
It’s wonderful because we’re talking about low-level medications: Pamol, maybe some eye drops, for fairly common and uncomplicated illnesses like conjunctivitis or head lice.
And this isn’t anything new for pharmacists. They’re already looking at conjunctivitis and going, “Oh yeah, mate, that’s conjunctivitis - you need the eye drops.” They’re already dispensing the medications.
The only difference is that, if this proposal goes through, they’ll be able to hand out those medicines at the same subsidised price you’d pay if you’d gone to the GP first. You won’t have to buy it over the counter at full price.
And the good news - why this really is a no-brainer - is that it takes pressure off GPs, or the EDs, that poorer people often have to go to first if they want medication for cheap or for free.
And secondly, it saves time for patients. They don’t have to go through all the faff of booking and attending a doctor’s appointment first.
So who would moan about this?
Let me tell you who: GenPro. GenPro’s moaned about it - the GP advocacy group. They’re warning that this runs the risk of misdiagnosis because maybe a pharmacist might look at conjunctivitis and say, “Oh look, it’s a pus-y eye, here are some eye drops,” without realising it’s actually caused by an ear infection.
But please remember: these are pharmacists who are already making these calls. The only difference here is what you pay for the medication. So any misdiagnosis they’re worried about may already be happening.
So why are they really moaning about this?
I’ll tell you why. GenPro knows this will take pressure off GPs - and that undermines what they actually want. They want GPs to stay under pressure so they can complain about GPs being under pressure, so they can argue for more money for overworked doctors.
Frankly, they should just be honest about that. They may well have a decent argument to make - I suspect they do - but they won’t convince many people with a straw-man argument.
Right now, they just sound like a pack of moaners dumping on a really good idea.
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Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Why are we moaning about the pharmacy announcement?

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A former cricketer has launched a new fast-paced lawn bowls format designed to give the sport a new lease on life.

'Five in 25' is a shortened version of the game that hopes to attract new players to give the sport a go.

Ben Harris is the man behind the game and he says there's an event set to take place tomorrow designed to appeal to prospective players.

"It's an experimental tournament tomorrow, there'll be some learnings from that at the Papanui bowling club."

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A former cricketer has launched a new&nbsp;fast-paced lawn bowls format designed to give the sport a new lease on life.
'Five in 25' is a shortened version of the game that hopes to attract new players to give the sport a go.
Ben Harris is the man behind the game and he says there's an event set to take place tomorrow designed to appeal to prospective players.
"It's an experimental tournament tomorrow, there'll be some learnings from that at the Papanui bowling club."
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Ben Harris: former cricketer and 'Five in 25' inventor on the new change designed to enhance lawn bowls

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Murray Olds: Australian correspondent on the investigations into the Geelong oil refinery fire

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